The Beiruter

Long before modern debates about sexuality, poets, rulers, and intellectuals across the Islamic Golden Age left behind a rich record of same-sex relationships, gender diversity, and homoerotic literature.

Freemasonry once played a quiet but influential role in shaping the Arab Nahda, fostering intellectual exchange, institution-building, and cultural renewal across the region. 

As Europe searches for alternative routes connecting Asia to the West, Armenia is rapidly emerging as a strategic transit hub at the heart of the evolving Middle Corridor and Eurasian trade landscape. 

A widening U.S.–Israeli war with Iran could redefine regional power dynamics, with Hezbollah’s future hinging on whether Tehran’s post-war regime severs its ties to Lebanon.

A closer look at Nabih Berri’s role as Lebanon navigates rising Iranian influence and internal political contradictions.